Section 1 (1) (n) defines a qualified public school as:
EdChoice Kentucky likes to tout Florida's Scholarship Tax Credit Program as a success. But the reality is that access to scholarship money in Florida has created a wild west of poorly regulated schools. A must-read Orlando Sentinel investigation details a laundry list of complaints about private schools including unqualified teachers and administrators, unfulfilled promises, terrible facilities, and more. Some of the offenses detailed include:
- A school that received $500,000 in money with a 24 year old principal still in community college
- Schools claiming to specialize in special needs without adequate teachers or programs to do so
- Teachers forced out by public schools for serious infractions finding work in private schools
- Schools with bogus or old safety inspection records
- Parents with little recourse for complaints or issues